A non-greasy facial sunscreen that is as easy (and pleasant) to use as your daily moisturizer? That is what the founders of Screen Inc. - two mothers - Lori and Heather, set out to develop with their line of Screen Routine Facial Sunscreens.

I’m happy to say that they suceeded! My family recently had the opportunity to test the complete line of facial sunscreens including: Man Screen, Chic Screen, Teen Screen and Tweeny Screen.

I started by applying the Tweeny Screen to the nearest thing I have to tweens - my 5 and 2 year olds. My 2 year old went first, I was a bit skeptical when I saw the white lotion gliding over the skin of her face (zinc is the main active ingredient in the sunscreen), but it soon blended in completely with her skin as I rubbed it in, no white visible. The lovely, mild and clean scent of the Tweeny Screen made the application process enjoyable for us both, and I sniffed her soft skin several times. I love the gentle tropical scent, very coco-nutty! The aroma makes this my favourite screen - even for grown-ups!

Moving on to my 5 year old daughter I applied the Tweeny Screen once again.  When my 2 year old saw this, she said, “More skin cream Mommy!”.  She wanted more, obviously a big hit.  My 5 year old is very sensitive to synthetic fragrances (my husband as well), but neither of them had a problem with the lightly scented Tweeny Screen - in fact they both commented on how they enjoyed the fragrance.  Normally we are a low/no-odour environment, so I was delighted.  No headaches here!  All of the other formulations are fragrance free.

My husband got to try the unscented Man Screen.  He didn’t mind volunteering his face (well, the upper portion, he has a large beard on his chin!) for the review, and noted that after the screen was applied he couldn’t even tell it was on.  I tried out the Chic Screen and Teen Screen (both unscented), and came to the same conclusion - this facial sunscreen is so easy to wear!  Just rub it on and forget it as the screen gets to work with it’s SPF 16 protection levels.  It is so light and spreadable - it feels like it absorbs right into your skin with no oily or greasy film.  I can see why teenagers love this product, adults with oily skin can also rejoice in this simple to use facial sunscreen.  The instructions say to apply liberally every two hours, but it seemed as though it didn’t take much sunscreen at all to achieve comprehensive facial coverage.  It seems as though a little of this ’screen’ goes a long way.

All of the sunscreens are made in the USA, and unlike many skin care products - they fully disclose their ingredients on all packaging!  All of the sunscreens contain important UVA/UVB broad spectrum protection and have been approved by both dermatologists and the Skin Cancer Foundation as an effective UV sunscreen.  Screen Inc. currently has a new lip sunscreen in the works, as well as an “Extreme” line of facial sunscreen with SPF 35 protection levels.  If these new products are as excellent as their original facial sunscreen is, I’m sure they will be a huge hit!